Wednesday, December 3, 2014

HOLIDAY SPECIAL! FREE ONLINE AUTHOR READING w/BOOK PURCHASE! Buy a hardcover copy of "Roxy Rogers: Your Destiny Is Calling," and the recipient of your gift will also receive a PERSONAL LIVE READING from me through the interactive reading app, USTYME!

The hardcover book will be personalized and autographed and delivered to you via 2-day USPS shipping; live readings to be scheduled beginning in January. Total price is $20 (tax & shipping included). Message me for more details.

Thursday, November 20, 2014

I am excited to announce that Roxy Rogers: Your Destiny Is Calling is now available on the
USTYME platform! This cool app (for
your tablet or computer) allows you to read stories and play games
together in real time with the ones you love across any time zone! Grandparents, parents away on business, military families, cousins, etc., can connect and share a book anytime. Check out "Roxy" on ustyme!

Friday, November 7, 2014

Hot off the presses: Copies of "Roxy Rogers: Your Destiny Is Calling" signed by both author and illustrator! Had a fun time today catching up with my illustrator, Brian, while we signed hardcovers with interested coffee shop staffers and patrons looking on. If you would like your own signed copy, let me know.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

The first-graders in my classroom visit today were awesome! One little girl told me that she wanted to be a "horseback rider but was scared to do it, but now I'm not after hearing Roxy's story." Made my heart melt. I told her I used to ride a pony when I was her age (See very 1970s photo of Taffy and me).

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

I had my first classroom visit for my book, ROXY ROGERS: YOUR DESTINY IS CALLING today! It was so fun to read
my book to the kids, watch their expressions as I read, and share
stories about their own hopes & dreams for their futures. Shout out
to Anne Siskin for being an awesome teacher and sister and inviting me to share my work with her third-graders! Can't wait to do more!

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Excited
to announce the official launch of ROXY ROGERS: YOUR DESTINY IS CALLING,
available for purchase beginning TODAY on Amazon! I wrote the manuscript 10 years ago and put it in a drawer. Eight months ago, I challenged myself to
bury old fears and realize my dream of writing and publishing children’s books.
Baseball, my daughter, and Aretha Franklin were the inspirations for ROXY
ROGERS. Find out how they all come together--order your copy today to read with
the kids in your life. http://amzn.com/0692248714

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Another "Before/After" look at the illustration process. The final illustration brings life to the scene of Roxy playing catch with her dad through deep contrasts and minimal splashes of color. The "cannon" arm playfully gives readers the idea of Roxy's amazing ability to throw the ball.

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Author, Emily Siskin Toy, and Illustrator, Brian Krumm, brainstormed ideas about various ways to bring the character of Roxy Rogers to life. In the above illustration, which takes place early in the story, Emily and Brian wanted to set the tone for the look and feel of the book and Roxy. They chose to use splashes of color and sharp contrast to give the sense that Roxy is popping off of the page.

About Me

A U.C. Santa Cruz banana slug alum, Emily launched her writing career with posts at various film and television magazines in Los Angeles. After a break in the action to raise her daughter, Emily and her college sweetheart founded WOW! Music Studios, a successful children’s music instruction school in Mill Valley, California.
But just like the character in her book, Emily’s true passion was something entirely different; she always dreamed of writing children’s books. Inspiration was everywhere for Roxy Rogers: Your Destiny Is Calling. While coaching her daughter’s youth softball and basketball teams, Emily eventually came to realize that the world of sports was a passion of hers, not her daughter’s, who really wanted, of course, to be a singer. The plot of the story was right in front of her, and the surrounding details would be cultivated from her lifetime of love for the rich history of Major League Baseball and her daughter’s love of music.
To learn more about ROXY ROGERS and Three-Bug Books go to www.threebugbooks.com